The Payton Rule refers to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that restricts law enforcement from entering a suspect’s home without a warrant to make an arrest. Originating from the 1980 case Payton v. New York, this rule protects individuals under…

The Chimel Rule is a legal principle that limits the scope of a police search following an arrest. It comes from the 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case Chimel v. California, which established that officers may only search the area within…